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[atrypical.livejournal.com]

All right, so we go to a psychiatrist, named Dr. C.

Dr. C saw my friend and his mom for a time. My friend is also multiple.

Dr. C told my friend's mom that he should be locked up because of the voices in his head.

What should we do? We don't want to not tell her, but we also don't want to be told that we should be locked up.

Any suggestions?

Please also keep in mind that the body is a 16 year old female...

Comments

[chaostiny.livejournal.com]

Just on a side note... when I was 16 I was placed in an adolescent psych ward for 6 weeks, signed in by my mother, because I was "causing trouble"... I think it really depends on the parents, the doctors, the hospital and how the kid presents...

[confractions.livejournal.com]

I hear what you are saying. I did time time at a psyche hospital from age 13-17 1/2. What were you doing that was "causing trouble?" A parent cannot just take a child to a shrink and say, "Put them away" If a shrink does that without any evidence that you may be at risk of harming yourself/someone else or your condition worsening, is bad ethics. If anything the law falls on the side of the child. Did he question your mother or what was going on that was distressing to you? When you were signed in your parents would have had to go to probate court.

[chaostiny.livejournal.com]

I was taken to the emergency room after running away... I told the police what was going on in my house and THEY sided with my mom. I did end up going to court and my mom signed over custody of me to the state... basically I was causing trouble by speaking out. Also, the laws have changed a lot... this was 16 years ago!

[chaostiny.livejournal.com]

OK... i dont know what happened to my original reply but I will try to reiterate what I said.... darn LJ's been eating my posts!
Basically I ran away from home so I could tell someone what was going on in my house. I ran TO someone I knew and they called my mom and she said to take me to the hospital. When I got there my mom fed them some story about MY behaviour and when I was given the chance to talk, she was in the room so it wasn't until a week later that I finally told someone why I ran. Eventually we did go to court and my mom signed me over to the state so I could live in a group home for older teens, one that was mainly for abused kids. So I was eventually believed but initially I was locked up cus I was the troublemaker.

[confractions.livejournal.com]

Wow that sucks ass. I'm sorry that happened to you. Unfortunately running away is seen as dangerous behaviour and grounds to get a child locked up, until, a court hearing or released to their parents. Yeah it sucks but as a juvie that's how it goes.